Non-refillable bottle.



Patented Jan. 7, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT FEIQ.

THOMAS '1. KEENAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALFTO JOHN W. QUINDLEN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Application filed March '7,

To all whom 1' 2? may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS T. KEENAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in non-refillablebottles, and has for its object to provide a bottle of this characterfrom which the contents may be removed in the ordinary manner, but whichwill prevent the refilling of the same, thereby, over-coming thepossibility of unauthorized persons using the bottle to dispose ofgoods, other than the original, and prevents the purchaser from beingimposed upon, for when asking for a well known article, it is impossibleto give him that which is inferior.

A further object of the invention is to produce a non-refillable bottlehaving a valve seat formed with the neck or mouth having a valvecontacting therewith in which rests a movable weight in the form of aball, mercury or the like, said valve being open at the top into whichprojects an extension carried by the inner casing having openings forthe outlet of the contents, said openings being below the valve seat andan outer casing secured to the mouth of the bottle to prevent tampering,said outer casing holding the inner casing in place.

'With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, I will describeits construction in detail, referring by numeral to the accompanyingdrawing forming a part of this specification, in which Figure 1, is alongitudinal sectional view of the neck of a bottle made in accordancewith my improvement showing it in an upright position. Fig. 2, a similarview showing it inverted for removing the contents, and Fig. 3, alongitudinal sectional view of the valve.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied, 2 represents the bottle,having a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. *2, 1913.

1912. Serial No. 682,232.

neck 3 provided with an annular flange 4, at its upper or outer end.With the outer edge of said flange 4, is formed an upturned flange 5,having an annular groove 6, for the reception of a suitable cement 7From the inner edge of the bottle, or neck projects a valve seatextension 8, the edge of which is shaped to form a valve seat 9. Betweenthe upturned flange 5 and the valve seat extension 8 is produced thecavity or groove 10 in which rests the lower end of the inner casing 11,said inner casing consisting of the side walls 12, having an annularflange 13, formed therewith and carrying at the top'a projection or stop14 which limits the outward movement of the valve. This projection orstop is preferably formed integral with the casing and is in the form ofan inverted cone. 15 is the outer casing having a mouth 16 which becomesthe mouth of the bottle when completed. WVith the lower edge of saidouter casing is formed the outwardly projecting flange 17, with theouter edge of which is formed the downwardly projecting flange 18adapted to fit over the flange 4 of the bottle. Inside of the flange 18,is formed with the flange 17, an attaching flange 19 adapted to registerwith the groove 6. The valve 20 consists of a valve head 21, a valvestem 22, a bulb 23. The valve head 21 is open or cup like, and into thecavity thus formed extends the projection or stop 14, and when the valveis closed, said valve and the inner end of the projection 14 are spacedapart which allows the valve to move a short distance or sufficiently topermit the outflow of the contents of the bottle, when said bottle isinverted. After the weight 24 is placed in the valve, the upper end ofthe stem is closed in any suitable manner to prevent the displacement ofsaid weight. The weight 24 is movable within the bulb and a portion ofthe stem, and is in the form of mercury, a ball or the like. From thisdescription, it will be seen that the valve is securely incased and heldagainst undue movements by the inner casing, said casing being held inits position by the outer casing which is secured to the flange of thebottle by a suitable cement.

In practice, when the bottle is inverted, the movable weight 24 willenter the valve stem and come in contact with the closure giving thevalve its initial movement for opening causing it to unseat, at whichtime, the contents will pass from the bottle into the inner casing, thenthrough the openings 25 in the side walls of said easing into thechamber 28 formed between the two casings, then out through the mouth16. As soon as the bottle is tipped to bring it back to the uprightposition, the movable weight 24 will run back into the bulb 23, and assoon as said weight reaches the limit of its move ment, while the bottleis in this position, it will exert a certain force upon the valve tocause the same to seat itself. If an attempt is made to refill thebottle by pressure, the liquid will have to pass through the open ings25 then upward into the interior of the inner casing at which time thewalls of the projection 14; will deflect it into the valve head andcause the valve to seat thereby preventing the refilling of the bottle.

Of course, I do not wish to be limited to the exact details ofconstruction as here shown as these may be varied within the limits ofthe appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my inventicn, what I claim as new anduseful, is

1. In combination, a receptacle having a neck projecting therefrom,provided with a valve seat, a cup like valve head adapted to coast withsaid valve seat, a valve stem carried by said head, a. bulb formed withsaid valve stem, a movable weight inclosed within the bulb, and stem, aninner casing having outlets and provided with a stop projecting into thecup-like head of the valve, said casing surrounding the valve andmounted on the receptacle neck, an outer casing surrounding the innercasing and coact-ing therewith, said outer casing having a mouthproduced therefrom, and means for securing the outer casing to the neckof the receptacle.

2. A non-refillable receptacle comprising a body, a neck projectingtherefrom, a flange produced with the outer end thereof, an annularupturned flange produced with the outer end of the first named flange, a

valve seat extension projecting fro-m the inner edge of the receptacleneck, the edge of which is shaped to form a valve seat, a valveco-acting with said valve seat, an inner casing comprising, side wallshaving openings therein, a flange produced from the lower edge of saidside walls and a stop projecting into the interior of said casing, saidinner casing resting upon the flange formed with the receptacle neckbetween the upturned flange and the valve seat extension, so that theopenings in said casing are below the edge of the valve seat extensionand outer casing resting upon the flange formed with the inner casingand secured to the receptacle neck thereby holding said inner casing inposition.

8. A non-refillable receptacle comprising a body, a neck projectingtherefrom, a flange produced with the outer end thereof, an annularupturned flange formed with the outer edge of the first named flange,said upturned flange having an annular groove therein, a valve seatextension projecting from the inner edge of the receptacle neck,

the edge of which is shaped to form a valve seat, a valve co-acting withsaid valve seat, an inner casing having openings therein adapted tosurround the valve, an outer casing having a mouth produced therefromand provided with a flange adapted to fit over the outer circumferenceof the flange formed with the receptacle neck to prevent tampering, anannular attaching flange formed with said outer casing adapted toregister with the annular groove in the upturned flange and a suitablecement in the groove for fastening the outer casing to the receptacleneck, a portion of said outer casing co-acting with the inner casing tohold the latter in position.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS T. KEENAN. \Vitnesses MARY E. HAMER, M. H. Lo REE.

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Washington, D. G.

